Woodland Creation: Application Guidance

Woodland creation guidance to be followed when applying for grant support to create a new woodland, to comply with the Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 for afforestation, and when you are seeking Scottish Forestry approval for a woodland compensatory planting scheme required as a condition of a planning permission.

Woodland Creation: Application Guidance Supporting Information

This document should be used in conjunction with the Woodland Creation Applicant’s guide. It provides guidance on the collection of relevant information for investigations of land on which new woodland is to be created.

Woodland Expansion Advisory Group - June 2012

Woodland Expansion Advisory Group - June 2012

Woodland Expansion in Scotland

A discussion paper on woodland expansion in Scotland was published for public consultation on 30 June 2008 to 30 September 2008. This document provides a report on the public consultation responses.

Woodland Grant Scheme Payment Changes

Question and answer document relating to changes in payment arrangements for legacy grant schemes.

Woodland Grazing Map Example

This document is an example woodland grazing map.

Woodland Grazing Plan template

A Woodland Grazing Plan template.

Note: Links take you to guidance in the relevant sections of the Woodland Grazing Toolbox.

Woodland Removal for Peatland Restoration

Woodland Valuation Tool

The Woodland Valuation Tool (WVT) was developed in 2015 (and updated in 2018) as part of the Scoping study on valuing the social and environmental benefits of trees and woodlands in England, Scotland and Wales, funded by the Forestry Commission.

Woodlands for Water and the Forestry Grant Scheme

A guide to the higher payment rate available to create and manage ‘woodlands for water’ in target areas of Scotland.

Woods for Nature: FCS Biodiversity Programme Progress Report 2010/11

This report summarises the progress we made in implementing our Biodiversity Programme during 2010-2011. The programme was published in August 2008 and it included a commitment for Forestry Commission Scotland (now Scottish Forestry) to publish an annual report on progress.